This creamy Bacon Kale Pasta recipe combines the flavors of crispy bacon, tender kale leaves and a luscious sauce made with creme fraiche and garlic.
The kale is cooked in the same pan as the bacon which helps soften and infuse the greens before creme fraiche is stirred through. With its smooth consistency and tangy undertones create a velvety sauce that envelops the pasta.
Why you'll love this
The salty and creamy pasta
Creme fraiche with its acidity complements the saltiness of bacon and earthy pasta flavors. This savory pasta, born from the combination of crispy bacon and creme fraiche-coated pasta that balances the kale and garlic flavors with little effort.
The kale
Kale's vibrant green color and hearty texture enhance the deliciousness of this dish. Its exceptional nutritional value, packed with vitamins A, C, and K, fiber, and antioxidants, provides numerous health benefits.
How to prepare Creamy Bacon Kale Pasta
- Cook the bacon: Cook until crispy and brown, remove and slice. Set aside.
- Add the vegetables: Place all the vegetables into the same frying pan which you used to cook the bacon and stir, until the onion are cooked and kale is soft.
- Al dente: Cook the pasta until al dente.
- Bacon on: Add the bacon to the vegetables.
- Finish up: Add the creme fraiche and pasta and a little pasta water to the vegetables and stir to coat everything evenly.
- Serve: Plate up and serve immediately.
How to make Creamy Bacon Kale Pasta:
Heat a little oil in a frying pan on medium heat and add the bacon rashers.
Place the bacon in a large frying pan on medium heat and cook until almost crispy, flipping until the bacon is evenly brown on both sides, approximately 3-4 minutes each side.
Remove the bacon to cool and then slice into bite size pieces. Keep the heat on the frying pan steady.
Place the onion, garlic, and kale into the same frying pan, stirring until the kale is beginning to wilt, approximately 7 minutes.
Add in the bacon, stirring through until just heated.
Cook the fresh pasta until al dente according to instructions and remove from the heat, do not drain.
Add the creme fraiche to the pan and remove the pasta from the hot water with tongs and ½ cup of the pasta water, stirring to combine and coat everything with the creme fraiche.
Continue cooking for approximately 3 minutes until the pasta is well coated and everything is hot.
Serve immediately.
Tips for the best Creamy Bacon Kale Pasta
Previous version of this recipe: Called for 1 cup pouring cream and ½ cup mozzarella, grated. They were replaced with 250 grams or ½ pound creme fraiche which adds a tang and accompanies the flavors beautifully.
Sub for kale: If you don't have kale (or don't like it), you could easily sub spinach instead, but this would only need 3 minutes of cooking as opposed to the 7 minutes for kale.
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Creamy Bacon Kale Pasta
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Main, Winter
Description
Creamy Bacon Kale Pasta recipe gives us a quick creamy pasta dish thanks to creme fraiche for an easy weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
225 grams / ½ pound bacon rashers
3 ½ cups curly kale, stalks removed and finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
250 grams / 8.8 ounces creme fraiche
1 teaspoon sea salt
300 grams / 10 ounces fresh tagliatelle pasta
Instructions
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan on medium heat and add the bacon rashers.
- Place the bacon in a large frying pan on medium heat and cook until almost crispy, flipping until the bacon is evenly brown on both sides, approximately 3-4 minutes each side.
- Remove the bacon to cool and then slice into bite size pieces. Keep the heat on the frying pan steady.
- Place the onion, garlic, and kale into the same frying pan, stirring until the kale is beginning to wilt, approximately 7 minutes.
- Add in the bacon, stirring through until just heated.
- Cook the fresh pasta until al dente according to instructions and remove from the heat, do not drain.
- Add the creme fraiche and remove the pasta from the hot water with tongs and ½ cup of the pasta water, stirring to combine and coat everything with the creme fraiche.
- Continue cooking for approximately 3 minutes until the pasta is well coated and everything is hot.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Previous version of this recipe: Called for 1 cup pouring cream and ½ cup mozzarella, grated. They were replaced with 250 grams or ½ pound creme fraiche which adds a tang and accompanies the flavors beautifully.
Sub for kale: If you don't have kale (or don't like it), you could easily sub spinach instead, but this would only need 3 minutes of cooking as opposed to the 7 minutes for kale.
Recipe by Roamingtaste
Nutrition
- Calories: 685 calories per serve
Keywords: pasta, dinner,
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